Bethany Nixon

Bethany Nixon is a mom, wife, vintage collector, and crafter that leans a little to the weird side. The former organizer of Baar Bazaar in Detroit and thrifting addict makes notebooks, jewelry, embroidered art, clothes and accessories from all things vintage and then blogs about & sells them at RewareVintage.com, along with untouched vintage clothing. She is also on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest for more inspiration, behind the scenes pictures, and possible oversharing. bethany@handmadedetroit.com

Arts and Scraps Spring Fabric Sale

Friday and Saturday is the semi-annual Arts and Scraps fabric sale. If you are a sewer and are looking for some fabric finds to inspire your spring crafting, this is…

Punk Rock Rummage Sale

The Punk Rock Rummage Sale is back at Churchills in Downtown Flint this Saturday from 8pm-2am. There will be plenty of DIY to shop – art, zines, handmade bags, photography…

Get Your Craft Revival Apps In!

Friendly reminder – applications for this year’s Craft Revival close this Sunday, March 18th at 11:59 pm! Submit your app here, and check out our FAQ for all sorts of…

Art Fair Fever at Yellow Door Art Market Today

Yellow Door Art Market is hosting “Art Fair Fever” today from 10-6. Drop by (after swinging by Small Craft) to meet some of their local artists, and get 15% off…

Spring Shows Alert!

In the mood for some Spring crafting? There are a number of Spring craft shows that have applications open right now for vendors, and that you’ll want to add to…

Flint Handmade’s Winter Craft Supply Swap

This Sunday, February 5th, is Flint Handmade’s Craft Supply Swap in the Lunch Studio in downtown Flint! Bring in your donations and take home some new supplies for your stash…

Happy Birthday, Michigan!

Our great state of Michigan turns 175 years old today! Obviously, the shape of our Lower Peninsula and the DIY culture of Michiganders is a huge inspiration to Handmade Detroit.…

Shopping at Pewabic Pottery

I had a great time shopping at Pewabic Pottery for the first time last week at their “Holiday Shopping Eve” night. Having heard so much about Pewabic for years, I…

Holiday Baar Bazaar Tonight!

It’s the sixth year anniversary of the Big Holiday Baar Bazaar and this year’s Holiday Baar Bazaar is going to be a blast – The Majestic Theater will be host…

Naka Ornamentacular

Naka is hosting it’s first Ornamentacular tonight (Thursday, December 8th) featuring handmade ornaments made by 12 Metro Detroit crafters. Pick up an ornament for yourself or some lucky friends, and…